the happy madness

today, the calendar has shown the 21st day of october. 10 days to go to the end. the smell of the rainy season has already wafted in the air... somehow i can scent it. the tiny white flowers at my back yard started to blossom again, several new petals showing up too.

yesterday, i had a wonderful time with a friend, exploring many songs together. jazz tunes.... from old indonesian collection to western songs, jumped into some classic repertoires... back again to popular tunes..., a cup of coffee, balinese cakes, chit-chat, laughing.....in between..... a happy madness ... i would say ... (thank you sis).

when i said a happy madness.. my mind driven back to a song titled 'this happy madness' composed by antonio carlos jobim. the lyric was written by frank sinatra.

that song was re-recorded by stacey kent , in her new album  changing lights , which has just been released in the 16th of September 2013.

look at the following youtube record of the song: 

lyric:

What should I call this happy madness that I feel inside of me
Some kind of wild October gladness that I never thought I'd see
What has become of all my sadness all my endless lonely sighs
Where are my sorrows now

What happened to the frown and is that self contented clown 
Standing grinning in the mirror really me
I'd like to run through Central Park carve your initials in the bark
of every tree I pass for every one to see

I feel that I've gone back to childhood and I'm skipping through the wild wood
So excited that I don't know what to do
What do I care if I'm a juvenile I smile my secret little smile
Because I know the change in me is you

What should I call this happy madness all this unexpected joy
That turned the world into a baby's bouncing toy
The god's are laughing far above One of them gave a little shove
And I fell gaily gladly madly into love

thank you my warrior....
what should i call this happy madness that i feel inside of me
some kind of wild october gladness that I never thought I'd see
what has become of all my sadness all my endless lonely sighs
where are my sorrows now

because i know the change in me is you......

wait for me - aspetammi

several months ago i was introduced to the music of pink martini, a new york based group of music. they played, composed various kind of music into a very nice blended new atmosphere rich tunes for me, which is not overdo .... it is just nice! perfect nice....!

thomas f. lauderdale is the leader of the band, china forbes is their wonderful lady singer. one of my favorite tune is aspetammi (wait for me).

http://youtu.be/ld3AZyGWEgk

i was just back from a trip from a country where people wouldn't think i will come to visit. but finally i did. out of expectations, i could not explore much. my best friend who happened staying there for a 2 years period of 'giving back' service, was very sick. dengue..... the day i arrived was the first day of the bad fever started, followed by a painful headache....

everything happens for a reason....., i meant to be there, at the right time, at the right place ... even for the occasion that no one would like to be in. i meant to be here, to write a note again for my blog... sharing beautiful music and short story a chapter of my life.

one day, i will be back to that country.... i will walk along the beach, i will explore the surroundings, i will observe the people - many of them still living in poverties. lack of education, the government still struggling in finding the right formula to run the country... they are growing, they are developing, a process that will never end until the day when the world stop spinning....

on the aircraft that brought us out of the country, i looked at my friend face who tried to hold the pain, then i looked far away outside the window of the plane which start speeding to take off.....

aspetammi...., wait for me...., one day i come back to you....

Intro
|C- |Db∆ |C- |Db∆ |C-
|C- |

Section A1
F-6 G7 C-6 /
Aspettami . . . wait for me
D7 / G7 /
I've been lost . . . adrift at sea
F-6 G7 |C- (#5)|(6) (7)|
In your dreams . . . dream my way
D7 G7 C- /
Someday I'll find my heart and come back to stay

Section B
GØ C7b9 F-7 /
Oh . . . do you miss me my darling
D7 / G7 /
Oh . . . As I miss you
F-6 G7 |C- (#5)|(6) (7)|
Take my hand . . . and pull me near
D7 G7 |C- (#5)|(6) (7)|
And never let me go again my dear

Section C
C- / Db6 /
There was a time I was safe in your arms
/ / C- C-6
And the stars fell away like diamonds
C- / Bb-7 /
Then we were young . . . and our love was younger still
/ / G7
Was it just an illu - sion

Section A2
F-6 G7 C-6 /
Aspettami . . . wait for me
D7 / G7(b9)
Close your eyes . . . and you will see
F-6 G7 |D7b9 G7 |C-
I'm coming home . . . every sky in my heart will be blue
D7 G7 |C- (#5)|(6) (7)|
On the day I come back to you

Coda
F-6 G7 |D7b9 G7 |C-7
I'm coming home . . . every sky in my heart will be blue
D7 |Ab7 G7 |C- |Db∆
|Db∆ |C- |Db∆ |C- |
On the day I come back to you . . .